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Event Catering Personal Chef in São Paulo

Turn any gathering into an unforgettable dining experience. A personal chef designs, prepares, and serves a custom menu for your event — right in your home or venue across São Paulo.

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Why São Paulo Hosts Choose a Personal Chef for Events

Restaurant-Quality Food, Your Venue

São Paulo is the gastronomic capital of Latin America, and your guests expect excellence. A personal chef brings that same caliber of cooking to your apartment in Jardins, your rooftop in Vila Olímpia, or your corporate space in Itaim Bibi — without the markup of a traditional catering company.

Menus as Diverse as the City

With the largest Japanese, Italian, and Lebanese communities in the Americas, São Paulo's food culture is unmatched. Your chef can craft a menu that reflects this diversity — from sushi stations to Italian antipasti to contemporary Brazilian tasting menus — all tailored to your event's theme.

Stress-Free Hosting

Organizing an event in a city where everyone works 10-hour days is already exhausting. Hand the food off to a professional chef and focus on enjoying your guests. From shopping at Ceagesp to cleanup, everything is handled.

How It Works

1

Share Your Event Details

Download myChef and tell us about your event — guest count, date, venue, cuisine preferences, dietary restrictions, and budget.

2

Get Matched with a Chef

We connect you with a vetted event chef in São Paulo who specializes in your desired cuisine and event size. Review their portfolio, menus, and past client reviews.

3

Collaborate on the Menu

Work directly with your chef to design the perfect menu. They'll suggest dishes based on seasonality, local ingredient availability from São Paulo's feiras and markets, and your guests' preferences.

4

Sit Back and Enjoy

On the day, your chef arrives early, sets up, cooks, serves, and cleans up. You play the perfect host while they handle everything behind the scenes.

What to Expect

Custom Menu Design

Your chef creates a bespoke menu for your event, from passed appetizers to plated mains to dessert — designed around your theme, guest count, and dietary needs.

Premium Ingredient Sourcing

Chefs source the finest ingredients from Ceagesp, the Mercado Municipal, local feiras, and specialty suppliers across São Paulo to ensure every dish is outstanding.

Professional Service

Depending on your event size, your chef may bring assistants for seamless service. Expect plated, family-style, or buffet formats — whatever suits your gathering.

Full Setup and Cleanup

Your chef handles everything from kitchen setup to post-event cleanup. Your home or venue is left exactly as it was — or better.

Events from 8 to 80+ Guests

Whether it's an intimate dinner party in a Pinheiros apartment or a corporate launch in Vila Olímpia, myChef has experienced event chefs for any scale.

Meet Our Chefs in São Paulo

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Chef Rodrigo Alves
From R$ 16

Chef Rodrigo Alves

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Italian +3 more
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Viviane Ervollino
From R$ 250

Viviane Ervollino

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian
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Chef. Meire Reis
From R$ 25

Chef. Meire Reis

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue
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Chef Heloísa Helena
From R$ 37

Chef Heloísa Helena

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Seafood +5 more
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Mari & Bia Chefs
From R$ 220

Mari & Bia Chefs

São Paulo / SP
French
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Katia Moraes
From R$ 80

Katia Moraes

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Victor
From R$ 35

Chef Victor

São Paulo / SP
Italian Home style
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Anny SDJ
From R$ 500

Anny SDJ

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Chef Patrícia Castro
From R$ 60

Chef Patrícia Castro

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue
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Erika Lima
From R$ 400

Erika Lima

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue
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Camila Santos
From R$ 22

Camila Santos

São Paulo / SP
Italian Home style American
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Angela França
From R$ 22

Angela França

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood Barbecue +10 more
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Chef Pedro Thomaz
From R$ 180

Chef Pedro Thomaz

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Felipe
From R$ 120

Chef Felipe

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Samuel
From R$ 21

Chef Samuel

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue Home style Italian +12 more
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Chef Di Silvano
From R$ 55

Chef Di Silvano

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Italian +1 more
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Chef Julia
From R$ 60

Chef Julia

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue Seafood Spanish +1 more
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DeOliveira
From R$ 80

DeOliveira

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood
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Chef Lucas
From R$ 120

Chef Lucas

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood Italian +12 more
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Felipe Torres | Chef & Experiências Autorais
From R$ 60

Felipe Torres | Chef & Experiências Autorais

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue
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Personal Chef Gabriela
From R$ 200

Personal Chef Gabriela

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian
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Ananda Magalhães
From R$ 250

Ananda Magalhães

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Chef Aleixo
From R$ 95

Chef Aleixo

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue Home style Italian +1 more
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Chefe Angela
From R$ 150

Chefe Angela

São Paulo / SP
Seafood Chinese Mediterranean +1 more
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Chef Nah
From R$ 25

Chef Nah

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Chef Murilo Benedetti
From R$ 250

Chef Murilo Benedetti

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Eli
From R$ 20

Chef Eli

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Chef Adriana
From R$ 18

Chef Adriana

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Ary Bortolo
From R$ 180

Chef Ary Bortolo

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian French
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Chef Vitória
From R$ 190

Chef Vitória

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian French
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Carol Conti
From R$ 40

Carol Conti

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Italian +8 more
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Chef Guilherme
From R$ 20

Chef Guilherme

São Paulo / SP
French Spanish Mediterranean +6 more
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Chef Tarek Silvestre
From R$ 30

Chef Tarek Silvestre

São Paulo / SP
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Chef Rafa Scopel
From R$ 120

Chef Rafa Scopel

São Paulo / SP
Mexican
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Gil Oliveira
From R$ 75

Gil Oliveira

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue Italian Mediterranean +2 more
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Gustavo Ribeiro
From R$ 50

Gustavo Ribeiro

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Seafood +1 more
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Chef Victor Alves
From R$ 22

Chef Victor Alves

São Paulo / SP
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Delícias Da Piu
From R$ 60

Delícias Da Piu

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood Italian +6 more
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Sidney Rodrigues
From R$ 25

Sidney Rodrigues

São Paulo / SP
Barbecue
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Chef Ariadine Rumie
From R$ 65

Chef Ariadine Rumie

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian Mediterranean
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Luan Carvavlho
From R$ 125

Luan Carvavlho

São Paulo / SP
Italian
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Fabiano Abdias
From R$ 34

Fabiano Abdias

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian Mediterranean
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Luíza de Carvalho
From R$ 300

Luíza de Carvalho

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood Italian +6 more
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Chef Andrea Moura
From R$ 200

Chef Andrea Moura

São Paulo / SP
Home style Barbecue Seafood +2 more
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Barbara Gekl | Personal Chef
From R$ 20

Barbara Gekl | Personal Chef

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian Seafood
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Chef Henrique
From R$ 100

Chef Henrique

São Paulo / SP
Seafood Italian
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Personal Chef Jú Varella
From R$ 250

Personal Chef Jú Varella

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Revisson Silva
From R$ 30

Revisson Silva

São Paulo / SP
Home style Seafood Barbecue +12 more
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Chef Raphael Gustavus
From R$ 35

Chef Raphael Gustavus

São Paulo / SP
Home style
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Chef Vitoria
From R$ 110

Chef Vitoria

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian
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Chef Lipe Garcia
From R$ 15

Chef Lipe Garcia

São Paulo / SP
Home style Italian French +5 more
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Event Catering in São Paulo — A City That Knows How to Celebrate

Paulistanos host with ambition. Birthday dinners in compact Itaim apartments become multi-course affairs. Corporate confraternizações in Faria Lima offices demand food that matches the company's image. Expat communities in Jardins throw dinner parties that span cuisines from three continents. In a city where dining out means battling traffic and long wait times, the smartest hosts bring the restaurant home — with a personal chef who transforms any space into a private dining room.

São Paulo's event catering scene has traditionally been dominated by large buffet companies offering generic menus. A personal chef changes the equation: you get a dedicated professional who designs a menu specifically for your event, sources ingredients from the city's legendary markets, and delivers a dining experience your guests will remember. From festas juninas with elevated comfort food to end-of-year confraternizações with contemporary tasting menus, the possibilities are as diverse as São Paulo itself.

Local Tip

For events in December and June — São Paulo's busiest celebration months — book your chef at least 2-3 weeks in advance. These are peak seasons for confraternizações and festas juninas, and the best chefs fill up fast.

Pricing

Event catering pricing in São Paulo depends on guest count, menu complexity, service style, and whether your chef handles ingredient procurement. Personal chef catering is often more affordable per person than traditional catering companies for events under 50 guests.

R$80 - R$300 per person

✓ Custom menu design and planning ✓ Ingredient sourcing and procurement ✓ On-site cooking, plating, and service ✓ Full cleanup after the event

Frequently Asked Questions

Most personal chefs on myChef handle events of 8 to 40 guests solo. For larger events (40-80+ guests), your chef can bring assistants or a small team. Let us know your guest count when booking and we'll match you with a chef experienced at that scale.
Yes. São Paulo chefs on myChef are experienced in creating menus that cater to mixed groups — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, kosher, and other dietary needs can all be accommodated within the same event menu.
This varies by chef. Some bring their own serving equipment while others use what's available at your venue. Discuss this during menu planning so everything is coordinated well before your event.
myChef event chefs serve all of São Paulo, with strong availability in Jardins, Pinheiros, Itaim Bibi, Vila Olímpia, Moema, Brooklin, Vila Nova Conceição, and Vila Madalena. Enter your event address in the app to see available chefs.
We recommend booking at least 1-2 weeks ahead for most events. For large gatherings or events during peak seasons (December, June), book 3-4 weeks in advance. Last-minute bookings may be possible depending on chef availability.

Make Your Next Event Unforgettable

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